E46 M3 pre-purchase checklist - Page 4

Jeff_DML · 12-15-2016, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blee

Apparently these things go fast. Local dealership got in an '04, Jet Black, 82k on the clock. It first listed a week ago, pictures made it two days ago, sold to a guy in Illinois yesterday.

6MT? how much?

blee · 12-15-2016, 05:38 PM

Yeah, 6MT. Listed initially at 15000 before the photos went up, then listed at 16000 with the photos, no idea if the buyer offered full price. Looked pretty clean in the pics.

blee · 12-22-2016, 04:57 PM

Getting impatient. I wonder just how awful it would be to try the SMG-to-manual conversion; relative to the sticks, there is a decent supply of reasonable-mileage SMG cars out there. The price difference actually covers the cost of parts and maybe some labor...

Nick M3 · 12-23-2016, 09:05 AM

Doesn't seem to be that terrible these days. What are you looking for in an E46 M3?

bren · 12-23-2016, 09:18 AM

Yeah, it doesn't seem like it should be hard to find one.

Here, done.

https://www.bmwcca.org/ads/129706

blee · 12-23-2016, 09:40 AM

That one is beautiful! But spendy. (or maybe i'm being too cheap)

Looking for a 6MT coupe, don't care whether it has a sunroof or is one of the much-vaunted slicktops. Black, carbon black, or blue (just not LSB). Under 100k miles, or not much over. I'm not really interested in going on a cross-country trip to bring one home, but these criteria alone bring up almost nothing around me. Literally every E46 M3 that I've found in a 100-mile radius is either a convertible, SMG, or both. There was the one I mentioned earlier that slipped through my fingers.

JST · 12-23-2016, 09:58 AM

Assuming that one comes with maintenance records and seems as clean as it sounds, I'd say the extra is worth it.

Might be worth seeing if you could get it for 20.

IndyMike · 12-23-2016, 10:13 AM

That's a beaut, and it has the coveted by many ZCP. If it had Cinnamon interior I'd be tempted myself. Won't last long even at that price methinks. Spending Christmas in Florida can't suck too bad.

bren · 12-23-2016, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blee

...maybe i'm being too cheap

Quote:

Originally Posted by JST

Assuming that one comes with maintenance records and seems as clean as it sounds, I'd say the extra is worth it.

Might be worth seeing if you could get it for 20.

This.

equ · 12-23-2016, 11:33 AM

That car (assuming no horror stories underneath) is very well-priced. I'm not sure if it's on m3forum.net where most e46 m3 activity happens. I'd think they go for more money there.

12-23-2016, 09:05 AM	#34
Nick M3 Relic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 12,466	Doesn't seem to be that terrible these days. What are you looking for in an E46 M3? __________________ 2011 M3 2006 Sierra 2500HD 4WD LBZ/Allison 2004 X5 3.0i 6MT 1995 M3 S50B32 1990 325is 1989 M3 S54B32 Hers: 1989 325iX 1996 911 Turbo

12-23-2016, 10:13 AM	#38
IndyMike Elected by grace Join Date: Feb 2006 Carmudgeonly Ride: 11 1 M; 11 328iT; 22 M240ix Location: Brickyard Posts: 1,962	That's a beaut, and it has the coveted by many ZCP. If it had Cinnamon interior I'd be tempted myself. Won't last long even at that price methinks. Spending Christmas in Florida can't suck too bad. __________________ The path to God is clear.......and it takes us to the cross.

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JST 195 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 24,622	Assuming that one comes with maintenance records and seems as clean as it sounds, I'd say the extra is worth it. Might be worth seeing if you could get it for 20.

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